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LimeSurvey Manual

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=General= 


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Main Chapters:
*[[Installation - LimeSurvey CE]]
*[[Getting started]]
*[[Administering LimeSurvey]]
*[[Surveys - introduction]]
*[[Surveys - management]]
*[[Not categorized and advanced features]]
*[[General FAQ]]
*[[How to design a good survey (guide)]]
*[[Workarounds]]
*[[License]]
*[[Version change log]]
*[[Plugins - advanced]]
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[https://www.limesurvey.org/ LimeSurvey] allows users to quickly create intuitive, powerful, online question and answer surveys that can work for tens to thousands of participants without much effort. The survey software itself is self-guiding for the respondents who are participating. This manual is thus focused on how to install the application, administer the installation, and support survey creators, administrators and report generation users alike.


There has been a big ramp-up in development within the last few years leading to many new features and changes. Make sure to upgrade to the [https://www.limesurvey.org/about-limesurvey/download latest version] to make use of the capabilities highlighted here.


Look to the far right for the main chapters of the manual. Otherwise, scroll down further to see the complete table of contents here and go directly to the topic you are interested in.


Still having trouble finding what you want? Don't forget the general '''search box''' (upper right corner of the wiki), our [[General FAQ]] and [[Workarounds]] list. If you are looking for community help, join our [https://www.limesurvey.org/en/forum/ discussion forums] and check the [irc://irc.freenode.net/limesurvey|LimeSurvey IRC channel].


Remember that [https://www.limesurvey.org/ LimeSurvey] is an open source, free software application. See something missing or incorrect? Then help us fix it. This documentation is a Wiki that can be edited by you or anyone else. Or [https://donate.limesurvey.org donate] to help support the core development group trying to make a difference.

= Manual - table of contents= 


*[[LimeSurvey PRO vs LimeSurvey CE]]
**[[LimeSurvey PRO vs LimeSurvey CE#What do I need?|What do I need?]]
*[[How to design a good survey (guide)]]
**[[Quick start guide - LimeSurvey 2.50+]]
**[[Quick start guide - LimeSurvey 3.0+]]


*[[Installation - LimeSurvey CE]]
**[[Optional settings]]
**[[Upgrading from a previous version]]
***[[ComfortUpdate]]
**[[Installation using a command line interface (CLI)]]
**[[Transferring an installation]]
**[[Installation FAQ]]
***[[Installation security hints]]
***[[Localization]]
*[[Getting started]]
**[[First login - your user preferences]]
*[[Administering LimeSurvey]]
**[[Administering LimeSurvey#Settings tab|Settings tab]]
***[[Home page settings]]
***[[Global settings]]
***[[Plugin manager]]
***[[Menu configuration]]{{NewIn|3.0}}
***[[Menu entries configuration]]{{NewIn|3.0}}
**[[Administering LimeSurvey#Users tab|Users tab]]
***[[Manage users]]
***[[Manage user groups]]
***[[Central Participant Database]] (CPDB)
**[[Administering LimeSurvey#Advanced tab|Advanced tab]]
***[[Theme editor]] (LimeSurvey 2.x)
****[[New Template System in LS3.x]]
****[[Themes]]
***[[Label sets]]
***[[Check data integrity]]
***[[Backup entire database]]
***[[ComfortUpdate]]


*[[Surveys - introduction]]
**[[Surveys - introduction#Create_a_new_survey|Create a survey]]
***[[Surveys - introduction#Import a survey|Import a survey]]
***[[Surveys - introduction#Copy a survey|Copy a survey]]
**[[Survey settings]]
***[[Overview]]
***[[General settings]]
***[[Text elements]]
***[[Data policy settings]]
***[[Theme options]]
***[[Presentation]]
***[[Participant settings]] (was ''Participant tokens'')
***[[Notifications_%26_data|Notifications & data]]
***[[Publication & access]]
**[[Survey menu]]
***[[List questions]]
***[[List question groups]]
***[[Reorder questions and question groups]]
***[[Survey participants]] (was ''Tokens'')
****[[Email bounce tracking system]]
***[[Survey quotas|Quotas]]
***[[Assessments]]
***[[Survey permissions]]
***[[Email templates]]
****[[Email placeholders]]
***[[Panel integration]]
***[[Resources]]
***[[Plugin menu]]
**[[Survey structure]]
**[[Question groups - introduction]]
***[[Question_groups_-_introduction#Question_group_actions|Question group toolbar options]]
***[[Question groups - introduction#Preview question group|Preview question group]]
***[[Survey_structure#Reordering_questions_and_question_groups|Change group order]]
**[[Questions - introduction]]
***[[Question types]]
****[[Question type - Array]]
****[[Question type - Array by column]]
****[[Question type - Array dual scale]]
****[[Question type - Array (5 point choice)]]
****[[Question type - Array (10 point choice)]]
****[[Question type - Array (Increase-Same-Decrease)]]
****[[Question type - Array (Numbers)]]
****[[Question type - Array (Texts)]]
****[[Question type - Array (Yes-No-Uncertain)]]
****[[Question type - Date]]
****[[Question type - Equation]]
****[[Question type - File upload]]
****[[Question type - Gender]]
****[[Question type - Language switch]]
****[[Question type - Numerical input]]
****[[Question type - Multiple numerical input]]
****[[Question type - Ranking]]
****[[Question type - Text display]]
****[[Question type - Yes-No]]
****[[Question type - Multiple choice]]
****[[Question type - Multiple choice with comments]]
****[[Question type - 5 point choice]]
****[[Question type - List (Dropdown)]]
****[[Question type - List (Radio)]]
****[[Question type - List with comment]]
****[[Question type - Short free text]]
*****[[Question_type_-_Short_free_text#Location|Set up maps and store location]]
****[[Question type - Long free text]]
****[[Question type - Huge free text]]
****[[Question type - Multiple short text]]
***[[Survey_structure#Reordering_questions_and_question_groups|Change question order]]
***[[Question toolbar options]]
****[[Preview function]]
****[[Edit question]]
****[[Check question logic]]
****[[Delete question]]
****[[Export question]]
****[[Copy question]]
****[[Setting conditions]]
****[[Adding answers or subquestions]]
****[[Default answers]]
**[[ExpressionScript Engine - Quick start guide]]
***[[ExpressionScript - Presentation]]
***[[ExpressionScript How-tos]]
***[[ExpressionScript examples]]
***[[ExpressionScript Engine roadmap]]
***[[ExpressionScript for developers]]
***[[ExpressionScript sample surveys]]
****[[Expression Manager]] - old page with full documentation
**[[Show logic file]]
*[[Survey toolbar options]]
**[[Testing a survey]]
**[[Activating a survey]]
**[[Running a survey safely]]
***[[Changing an active survey]]
**[[Closing a survey]]
**[[Iterate survey]]
**[[Tools]]
***[[Delete survey]]
***[[Quick-translation]]
***[[Reset conditions]]
***[[Survey logic file]]
***[[Regenerate question codes]]
**[[Display/Export survey]]
***[[QueXML PDF Export]]
***[[Tab Separated Value survey structure]]
**[[Survey participants]]
**[[Responses (survey results)]]
***[[Responses & statistics]]
****[[Responses & statistics#Responses summary|Response summary]]
****[[Responses]]
****[[Data entry]]
****[[Statistics]]
*****[[Statistics - expert mode]]
*****[[Statistics - simple mode]]
****[[Timing statistics]]
****[[Export responses]]
****[[Import responses]]
*****[[Problems & solutions]]
****[[View saved but not submitted responses]]
****[[Iterate survey#General|Iterate survey]]
****[[Batch deletion]]
***[[Data entry]]
***[[Partial (saved) responses]]
*[[Multilingual survey]]
*[[Not categorized and advanced features]]
**[[SGQA identifier]]
**[[Using regular expressions]]
**[[URL fields]]
**[[RemoteControl 2 API]]
**[[Data encryption]]
*[[General FAQ]]
*[[Troubleshooting]]
*[[Workarounds]]
**[[Workarounds: Question design, layout and templating]]
**[[Workarounds: Manipulating a survey at runtime using Javascript]]
**[[Workarounds: Survey behaviour]]
**[[Workarounds: Further solutions provided by LimeSurvey users]]
*[[License]]
*[[Version change log]]
*[[Plugins - advanced]]
**[[Available third party plugins]]

=LimeSurvey development= 
*[[Version guide]] - A short guide on version numbering
*[[Development overview]] - General pages about LimeSurvey development
*[[LimeSurvey 2.x development documentation]]
*[[New Template System in LS3.x]] - Quick overview of the novelties of the LimeSurvey 3 template system

=Translating LimeSurvey= 


If you want to '''add new translations''' or '''correct a translation''' please follow these instructions:
*[[Translating LimeSurvey|How to translate LimeSurvey]]
*[[LimeSurvey manual translation - summary]]

=Semester of Code participation= 
*[[Semester of Code 2014]]

=Google Summer of Code / Code-In participation= 
*[[Project ideas for GSoC 2015]]
*[[Project Ideas for GSoC 2013]]
*[[LimeSurvey Google Code-in 2012]]
*[[LimeSurvey Google Code-in 2011]]
*[[LimeSurvey GSoC 2011]]/[[GSoC getting started]]
*[[LimeSurvey GSoC 2010]]
*[[LimeSurvey GSoC 2009]]

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Responses & statistics

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=Responses summary = 


The following section of LimeSurvey focuses on responses and statistics creation. Once accessed, the [[Responses & statistics#Responses summary|summary page]] is displayed by default:


<center>[[File:response summary - info.png]]</center>


The first table is called "Response summary" and it displays the following general data:


*'''Full responses''' - the number of surveys submitted by your respondents (by clicking the "Submit" button located on the last page of your survey


*'''Incomplete responses''' - the number of surveys that have not been completely filled out by your respondents


{{Note|If we take a look into the [[Responses]] table, the incomplete answers are response records with no submission date. Such a record can occur when a participant uses the 'resume later' function or when an operator uses the data entry facility to fill out a survey without submitting the answer, or when a participant fails to complete the survey because he/she just left.}}


*'''Total responses''' - the aggregated number of complete/full and incomplete responses


If you make use of the [[Survey participants|survey participants option]], then a summary of the survey participants-related data is displayed on this page below the "Response summary" table:


<center>[[File:Survey participants summary - responses.png]]</center>


*'''Total invitations sent''' - the number of invitations sent to your participants from the survey participants table


*'''Total surveys completed''' - it shows the number of surveys that have been completed by your survey participants who have been allocated a token code


*'''Total with no unique token''' - it displays the number of survey participants without an assigned token code


*'''Total records''' - the number of survey participants from the survey participants table

=Toolbar options= 


The following options are displayed on the top toolbar:


*[[Responses & statistics#Responses summary|Summary]] - the page you land on after clicking on the Responses & statistics button


*[[Responses]] - redirects you to the survey response table


*[[Data entry]] - to be used to manually introduce responses into the survey response table, use this function. This is mainly used when survey responses were collected offline


*[[Statistics]] - provides simple and complex statistics, as well as the possibility to export your data outside LimeSurvey
**[[Statistics - simple mode]] - it makes use of the in-built statistics function to generate simple graphs and charts
**[[Statistics - expert mode]] - it allows you do select certain data to be displayed in the statistics. In the case in which the in-build expert mode is not sufficient for your needs, you can export the data in other formats to further analyse it by using other statistics-specialized software


*[[Timing statistics]] - if [[Notifications_%26_data#Save_timings|timings]] is enabled, the timing statistics option will be shown in the toolbar. It displays time-related statistics such as the total time spent by your respondents filling out the survey, as well as each question group and question


*[[Export responses]] - used to export survey responses


*[[Import responses]] - used to import responses gathered in other surveys


*[[View saved but not submitted responses]] - under certain conditions users can resume later the survey to finish filling it in. The respective answers can be seen by you with the help of this function


*[[Iterate survey]] - used to launch the same survey to the same set of survey participants to analyse trends


*[[Batch deletion]] - use this function to delete answers in batch
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__TOC__

=Responses summary:= 


The following section of LimeSurvey focuses on responses and statistics creation. Once accessed, the [[Responses & statistics#Responses summary|summary page]] is displayed by default:


<center>[[File:response summary - info.png]]</center>


The first table is called "Response summary" and it displays the following general data:


*'''Full responses''' - the number of surveys submitted by your respondents (by clicking the "Submit" button located on the last page of your survey


*'''Incomplete responses''' - the number of surveys that have not been completely filled out by your respondents


{{Note|If we take a look into the [[Responses]] table, the incomplete answers are response records with no submission date. Such a record can occur when a participant uses the 'resume later' function or when an operator uses the data entry facility to fill out a survey without submitting the answer, or when a participant fails to complete the survey because he/she just left.}}


*'''Total responses''' - the aggregated number of complete/full and incomplete responses


If you make use of the [[Survey participants|survey participants option]], then a summary of the survey participants-related data is displayed on this page below the "Response summary" table:


<center>[[File:Survey participants summary - responses.png]]</center>


*'''Total invitations sent''' - the number of invitations sent to your participants from the survey participants table


*'''Total surveys completed''' - it shows the number of surveys that have been completed by your survey participants who have been allocated a token code


*'''Total with no unique token''' - it displays the number of survey participants without an assigned token code


*'''Total records''' - the number of survey participants from the survey participants table

=Toolbar options= 


The following options are displayed on the top toolbar:


*[[Responses & statistics#Responses summary|Summary]] - the page you land on after clicking on the Responses & statistics button


*[[Responses]] - redirects you to the survey response table


*[[Data entry]] - to be used to manually introduce responses into the survey response table, use this function. This is mainly used when survey responses were collected offline


*[[Statistics]] - provides simple and complex statistics, as well as the possibility to export your data outside LimeSurvey
**[[Statistics - simple mode]] - it makes use of the in-built statistics function to generate simple graphs and charts
**[[Statistics - expert mode]] - it allows you do select certain data to be displayed in the statistics. In the case in which the in-build expert mode is not sufficient for your needs, you can export the data in other formats to further analyse it by using other statistics-specialized software


*[[Timing statistics]] - if [[Notifications_%26_data#Save_timings|timings]] is enabled, the timing statistics option will be shown in the toolbar. It displays time-related statistics such as the total time spent by your respondents filling out the survey, as well as each question group and question


*[[Export responses]] - used to export survey responses


*[[Import responses]] - used to import responses gathered in other surveys


*[[View saved but not submitted responses]] - under certain conditions users can resume later the survey to finish filling it in. The respective answers can be seen by you with the help of this function


*[[Iterate survey]] - used to launch the same survey to the same set of survey participants to analyse trends


*[[Batch deletion]] - use this function to delete answers in batch
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